Chertsey Lock unmanned.

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Considering the number of boats travelling downstream this w/e (Dunkirk), you would have thought that the EA could have found a lockkeeper for both days at Chertsey.
Surely at this time of year a lock should be manned, at least at a w/e?
What are we paying our licence fee for? Don't tell me it's for dredging.
 
Teddy said:
Considering the number of boats travelling downstream this w/e (Dunkirk), you would have thought that the EA could have found a lockkeeper for both days at Chertsey.
Surely at this time of year a lock should be manned, at least at a w/e?
What are we paying our licence fee for? Don't tell me it's for dredging.
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Go to the TMBA site and write it up. The more entries the better chance TMBA has in bringing this to the attention of the EA managers.

http://www.tmba.org.uk/
 
When I had my tiny boat at Lechlade the lock was unmanned more than manned. Perhaps that was because fewer people are expected that far upstream but I never received a discount because fewer people were expected.

I did become adept at moving the little boat through locks single handed but always dreamed of the lower Thames idea of a smiling lockie who was always present.
 
Mirror Painter said:
When I had my tiny boat at Lechlade the lock was unmanned more than manned. Perhaps that was because fewer people are expected that far upstream but I never received a discount because fewer people were expected.

I did become adept at moving the little boat through locks single handed but always dreamed of the lower Thames idea of a smiling lockie who was always present.
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Yes it's a luxury, now a forgotten one.
EA - bless their (past socks) tried hard (?) and we've had a few years of reasonably predictable lock manning - but now DEFRA's metropolitan-desk-bound-beaurocracy (sp.) has decided to reduce funding. On the Upper, Upper Thames - whose locks are a joy to operate, it's perhaps bearable, but not so much further downstream where EA's electrification has been incompetent, (that because they never asked users for feedback for the proposed operation - Logical-NOT)


Big John said:
I think you may find they were what the EA call "Double Manned". BUT why do they have to fall on a weekend? Can the EA not give cover at the weekends?
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Because - an assisted passage is not what EA is OBLIGED to provide. You pay for a REGISTRATION and nothing else. The lockie is there to assist in managing water flow and NOWT else. If he happens to be available he (may) will operate the lock for hordes of rude and ungrateful users - you should see them- users that is...

If folks want as service - then FFS join an organisations TMB, ATYC, DBA, whatever. All of which could do with some MEMBERS, so that a body of concern can be submitted to EA.

B*****R all folks join any of the above - but feel free to come on complaining.

Get-a-life, Bums on seats is what's needed, otherwise Foxtrot Oscar..
Message OUT.

(joining fifty-shades-camp...)
 
bumperdump said:
been a few locks past few weekends unmanned, just did them myself.
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The point I was trying to make was that surely EA could have made a better effort in the knowledge that the river would be busier than normal. Yes, of course you can operate them yourself, although I have seen several occasions when they have failed leaving us stranded in the middle of the lock until help arrived.

Self service can be a real pain if you are only a small boat negotiating a big lock, such as Boulters, going upstream say. I've seen several people fall into locks over the last 33yrs on thr river and only timely intervention by the lockie with ladder and so on has saved the day. Do we have to wait for the inevitable to happen before action is taken? Just a thought.
 
Teddy said:
The point I was trying to make was that surely EA could have made a better effort in the knowledge that the river would be busier than normal. Yes, of course you can operate them yourself, although I have seen several occasions when they have failed leaving us stranded in the middle of the lock until help arrived.

Self service can be a real pain if you are only a small boat negotiating a big lock, such as Boulters, going upstream say. I've seen several people fall into locks over the last 33yrs on thr river and only timely intervention by the lockie with ladder and so on has saved the day. Do we have to wait for the inevitable to happen before action is taken? Just a thought.
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cant argue with that, get Cameron to supply the EA with more funds from central government:)
 
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